NEAL AUCTION COMPANY’S ANNUAL

LOUISIANA PURCHASE AUCTION™

ACHIEVES $4.3 MILLION With strong bidding in all categories, Neal Auction Company’s October 6 and 7, 2007 highly lauded and greatly anticipated Louisiana Purchase Auction™ was a huge success. With registered bidders from as far away as China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Austria as well as from most European countries, Neal Auction’s October sale witnessed 1,169 registered bidders.

FINE ART Neal Auction Company’s Louisiana Purchase offerings of fine art were outstanding this October with results underscoring the current market strength and collector’s enthusiasm for high quality pieces. Records were set for many artists, including Marie Atkinson Hull (lot 310: $42,300.00); Robert Wadsworth Grafton (lot 315: $164,500.00); John Wesley Jarvis (lot 499: $35,250.00); Aimable Desire Lansot (lot 508: $21,737.00); Clementine Hunter (lot 510: $19,975.00); C. R. Parker (lot 517: $18,212.00); William Carroll Saunders (lot 524: $20,562.00); William Woodward (lot 547: $182,125.00); Theodore Sydney Moïse (lot 557: $29,375.00) and Caroline “Carrie” Lillian Hill (lot 880: $6,462.00) and more.

WILLIAM WOODWARD Lot 547, the William Woodward (American/New Orleans, 1859-1939), 16 by 20 inch crayon on board titled “Coffee Five Cents Per Cup: Poydras Market, New Orleans,” was the highlight of Neal Auction Company’s Louisiana Purchase Auction™. With a presale estimate of $40,000 to $60,000, the work sold for a record smashing $182,125.00. Lot 308, another William Woodward (American/Louisiana, 1859-1939) titled “Henderson Point, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi,” also performed commendably, selling well above its $30,000-$50,000 presale estimate and achieving $73,437.00.

ROBERT WADSWORTH GRAFTON

Lot 315, the Robert Wadsworth Grafton (American, 1876-1936, active New Orleans, 1916-1920), oil on canvas titled “Wash Day, Vieux Carre Courtyard,” was the auction’s number 2 top-seller. With an estimate of $30,000-$50,000, the Grafton shattered previous sale records and achieved $164,500.00, against fierce competition both on the telephones and from within the saleroom.

LOUIS OSCAR GRIFFITH

Lot 546, the Louis Oscar Griffith (American, 1875-1956, active New Orleans, 1916-1917), oil titled “Old

New Orleans,” was another star lot, achieving $86,250.00. (Neal Auction

Company holds the record price for a Louis Oscar Griffith sold at auction. “Unloading the Banana Boats, New

Orleans Dock,” achieved $113,850.00 on February 3, 2007.)

Sales of works by Louis Oscar Griffith and Robert Wadsworth Grafton came to the forefront on December 2, 2006, when a large collaborative

painting by the two artists was offered during Neal Auction Company’s annual Important Holiday Estates Auction. The painting (originally a wall mural for

the St. Charles Hotel), which depicted the start of a horse race at New Orleans Fairgrounds Racetrack, achieved an unprecedented $278,750.00.

The result of the sale was a seemingly renewed interest and appreciation in the two artists’ works, as well as a highly elevated market. Since the

December 2006 sale, Neal Auction Company has been setting and breaking record prices for both artists.

HELEN MARIA TURNER Another artist for which Neal Auction Company holds the record sale price is Helen Maria Turner, which was achieved in December 2002 when “The Sisters” hit the auction block and sold for $93,300.00. This October’s Helen Maria Turner (American/New Orleans, 1858-1958) offering was exceptional as well. In a 1920 review for the New

York World, W.G. Bowdoin wrote of the painting, titled “The Dreamer:”

“The Dreamer… is an enticing study of femininity. The girl, with long ringlets, becomingly wears sheer white, the value of which is intensified by the cobalt blue of the background that has been skillfully used. The peacock fan is by no means negligible and the cut roses in an oviform container at the right make a jolly composition.”

Neal Auction’s “The Dreamer,” lot 550, achieved $82,250.00.

Bror Anders Wikstrom Lot 486, Neal Auction Company’s Bror Anders Wikstrom (Swedish, 1854-1909, active New Orleans 1883-1909), a provocative oil on canvas titled “Sunset on the Florida Coast,” achieved $

70,500.00.

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MARIE ATKINSON HULL

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Malcolm M. Norwood “Marie Atkinson Hull (American/ Mississippi, 1890-1980), was another record breaker this salWith an estimate of $15,000-$25,000, the colorful canvas (lot 310) achieved $42,300.00. T“Reflections from the Bridge,” also reached a rprice for the artist. The $11,700.00 achieved for lot 341 is the highest price ever achieved at auction for watercolor by Marie Hull.

The forthcoming December 1 and 2, 2007 Important Holiday Estates Auction

will feature a rare Marie Atkinson Hull three panel screen similar in composition to lot 310 above. The screen is expected to generate an impressive amount of interest.

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Ottomar Herzog (German/California, 1832-1932) oil titled “Moonrise in Florida” fetched $32,312.00— a record price at auctiofor an unsigned work by the artist.

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painted in commemoration of Davis’s valiance during the January 8, 1815 Battle of New

Orleans, achieved $35,250.00, a record price for the artis

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SYDNEY MOÏSE Neal Auction Company’s painting of Lieutenant-Colonel (later General) William “

Miller Owen, C. S. A. (1834-1893)” and the subsequent 12 lots, which included monographs, archives, personal letters, photographs and other various Civil War memorabilia relating to the William Miller Owen family, represented one of Neal AucCompany’s most rewarding moments of thsale. With thoughtful and meticulous study, Neal Auction Company’s Director of Research, Doug Lewis, created fulsome and scholarly notes for all the “Owen lots,” including a

detailed, two-page preface. The 13 lot sequence began with the unsigned oval painting of “Lieutenant-Colonel (later General) William Miller Owen, C.S. A. (1834-1893)” attributed Theodore Sydney Moïse (Charleston/Nachitoches 1806-1883) and achieved a record $29,375.00. The subsequent lots – all part of the Owen annals – also performed exceedinglywell, with lot 558 generating the most impressive result. The lot, an Important Archive of William Miller Owen and Sword, included OwenU.S. Model 1862, Staff and Field Officer’s sword, autograph letters signed o"War Department, Publication Office,Records 1861-65" letterhead, from Marcus J. Wright, as agent for the collection of Confederate Records, asas numerous other interesting historic documents. Against an estimate of $5,000-$7,000, lot 558 sold for $24,675.00 to a collector within the room.

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COLIN CAMPBELL COOPER

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received national interest. With competing bidders on the telephone, eBay and the om floor, the painting soared above its

$7,000-$10,000 estimate to achieve $27,025.00 from a New York collector over the

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ALEXANDER JOHN DRYSDALE

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Oneexcome to market in recent yeaNeal Auction Company’s haunting Alexander John Drysdale (American/New Orleans, 1870-1934), (lot316) oil wash on board titled “Early Morning on the Mississippi River,” more than tripled its presale low eselling for $18,800.00.

AIMABLE DESIRE LANSOT

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portrait of “Jean Baptiste Labatut (1752-1839),” by Aimable Desire Lansot

(French/New Orleans, 1799-1851), hieved $21,737.00 against a presale

timate of $2,000 - $4,000. The following lot, 509, 508’s companion portrait, an oil of

“Marie Felicite St. Martin Labatut (1769-1838),” also performed well, selling at

$7,637.00, against a $2,000-$4,000 estimate.

WILLIAM CARROLL SAUNDERS

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Lot 524, Neal Auction Company’s William C1817-1892), also attained a record price foartist with “Portrait of Two Sisters,” an unsigncirca 1855-60 oil on canvas, which realized $20,562.00, selling to a New York City collector.

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well during Neal Auction Company’s Louisiana Purchase sale. With an estimate of $4,000-$6,000, the ing reached $20,400.00 against

fierce competition from the lephones, finally selling to a

Canadian collector.

CLEMENTINE HUNTER

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C. R. PARKER

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- d. after 1848), “Portrait of Ann Elizabeth Lewis Wynn (1834-1916),” which achieved 18,212.00, selling to a well known Georgia

institution.

ADOLPH D. RINCK Lot 516, the Adolph D. Rinck (French/American, c. 1801, active New Orleans, 1840-71) 1846 oil “Portrait of a Handsome Louisiana Gentleman,” performed commendably. Against a presale estimate of $5,000-$7,000, the oil attained $17,625.00. Neal Auction Company holds the record for Rinck’s work with “Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Armant, Sr.,” which sold on December 3, 2005 for $27,025.00.

WILLIAM POSEY SILVA

Lot 309, a published painting by William Posey Silva

(Georgia/Tennessee, 1859-1948), titled “A Cloudy Day in the Garden of

Dreams,” from Silva’s Garden of Dreams Series, also performed

notably well, selling for $17,625.00.

Neal Auction Company’s forthcoming December Important Holiday Estates

Auction will also feature a William Posey Silva oil from his Garden of

Dreams Series.

19TH CENTURY AMERICAN SCHOOL Lot 621, a circa 1830’s American School, “Portrait of a Free Gentleman of Color,” is worth note. The unsigned, anonymous painting achieved an impressive $17,625.00.

WALTER INGLIS ANDERSON Lot 338, Neal Auction Company’s Walter Inglis Anderson (American/ Mississippi, 1903-1965) unsigned 8 ½ by 11 inch watercolor titled “Baby Green Heron” sold characteristically well at $17,037.00. Neal Auction Company continues to

maintain the record price for a work by Walter Inglis Anderson offered at auction. “Study for the Mural of the History of the South” sold on December 3, 2003 for $162,000.00.

PAUL RICHARD SCHUMANN Lot 881, Neal Auction CPaul Richard Schumann (American/Texas, 1876-1946) oil titled “Sailboats on Galveston Bay,” achieved a remarkable $17,037.00 against an estimate of $7000/9000

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OTHER NOTEWORTHY FINE ART LOTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: Lot 282, Gustave-Jean Jacquet (French, 1846-1909), “Portrait of an Elegant Lady in the Style of the 18th Century,” oil on canvas, sold for $15,275.00. Lot 498, Joseph Rusling Meeker (American, 1827-1887), “Louisiana Bayou Scene,” oil on canvas, realized $14,687.00. Lot 351, Knute Heldner (Swedish/New Orleans, 1877-1952), “Rhythm,” oil on board, attained $13,512.00. Lot 766. Dawson Dawson-Watson (Missouri/Texas, 1864-1939), “Texas Blue Bonnets,” oil on canvas, reached $11,162.00.

Lot 158, Richard Hayley Lever (American, 1876-1958), “Harbor at St. Ives, Cornwall, England,” sold for $8,225.00. Lot 773, James Michalopoulos (American/New Orleans, b. 1951), “Symphony en Bois,” oil on canvas, achieved $8,100.00. Lot 659, Charles Partridge Adams (American/Colorado, 1858-1942), “Matterhorn in the Morning Sun,” oil on canvas, realized $7,200.00. Lot 880, Caroline “Carrie” Lillian Hill (American/Alabama, 1875-1957), “The Farm,” oil on board, realized $6,462.00, a record price for the artist. Lot 907, George David Coulon (French, 1822-1904, active New Orleans, 1838-1904), “On the River,” oil on board, sold for $6,168.00.

PHOTOGRAPHY Neal Auction Company’s Louisiana Purchase photography offerings wvery strong with artists perforwell across the board.

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Of particular note was lot 637, Theodore “Fonville” Winans (American/Louisiana, 1911-1992), “Salt Mines, Avery Island,” (pictured right) a silver gelatin print, which achieved $6,756.00. Neal Auction Company continues to maintain the record price for a vintage silver gelatin print by the artist with “Swamp Lunch,” which achieved an unprecedented $24,150.00 on July 31, 2004. Lot 637, “Salt Mines, Avery Island” is now the second highest price paid for the artist at auction.

Other photography lots which fared well included lot 638, a Theodore “Fonville” Winans (American/Louisiana, 1911-1992), silver gelatin print titled “Cajun Fare,” which achieved $6,168.00 and two Ernest J. Bellocq (American/New Orleans, 1873-1949) gelatin prints, lots 633 and 635, titled “Untitled, c. 1912, Storyville Woman on Divan Examining Locket,” (pictured left) and

“Untitled, c. 1912, Storyville Standing Nude Leaning on Chair,” respectively. Both Bellocq lots achieved $3,525.00.

FURNITURE Neal Auction Company’s October 6 and 7, 2007 annual Louisiana Purchase Auction™ featured many very important examples of 18th and 19th century furniture and included a large selection of labeled pieces by premier 19th century makers such as John Henry Belter, J & J.W. Meeks and Walter Durfee. Highlights from the sale are listed below by date in ascending order and grouped by maker.

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… furniture, we stand indebted, inasmuch as manufacturers of every kind felt, as it were, the

electric power of this revolution in art.” —Sir John Soane, Royal Academy lecture, 1815.

One of Neal Auction Company’s most extraordinary furniture lots was lot 387, a circa 1765-1775 Pair of George III Carved, Painted and Giltwood Athéniennes with beautiful rams’ head terminals featured above outswept paneled legs terminating in hairy-paw feet. It is believed that the pair’s provenance extended from Sir Lawrence Dundas, 1st Baronet; to his son Thomas, 1st Baron Dundas; to Robert, 2nd Earl Grosvenor; to Lord Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury, to Robert, 3rd Baron Ebury; to 1st Lord Leverhulme from whom it was presumably purchased by a New York collector. With impressive provenance and considerable research and attention to detail, the pair sold for an impressive $88,125.00 against a presale estimate of $30,000-$50,000.

Lot 503, an American Federal Mahogany Campeche Chair, c. 1800-1825, probably Philadelphia, also sold impressively, with a presale estimate of $9,000-$12,000, the piece received considerable attention throughout the salesroom and on the phone, finally selling for $30,550.00.

AMERICAN ROCOCO

Lot 274 (pictured right), a circa 1850-60 Highly Important American Rococo Carved and Laminated Rosewood Parlor Suite in what is commonly referred to as the “Bird”

pattern, closely resembling the example in the Bayou Bend Collection, Houston, achieved an impressive $76,375.00. The following lot, found en suite with the parlor set, also performed exceptionally well. Lot 275, an American Rococo Carved and Laminated Rosewood Lady’s Armchair, New York City, doubled its low estimate, selling for $20,562.00

JOHN HENRY BELTER NEW YORK Neal Auction Company witnessed considerable attention from John Henry Belter furniture collectors nationwide. Leading Neal Auction Company’s Belter offerings was lot 941 an American Rococo Carved and Laminated Rosewood Sofa, c. 1850-1860, attributed to John Henry Belter, in the pattern known as “King,” which reached $70,500.00 against a presale estimate of $40,000$60,000. Lot 268 (pictured above), a labeled Belter Rosewood Center Table in the “Rosalie” pattern achieved $58,750.00.

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Bearing strong similarities to the Belter rosewood étagère in the Bayou Bend Collection in Houston, lot 470 (pictured left), a fine and rare, circa 1850-60 American Rococo Carved Rosewood Étagère Cabinet attributed to John Henry Belter achieved $48,175.00 against a presale estimate of $25,000-$40,000. Other Belter examples that performed notably were lots 942 and 467 — a Pair of

Laminated and Carved Rosewood Armchairs and a Pair of Laminated And Carved Rosewood Side Chairs, both in the “Tuthill King” pattern. Lot 942 (pictured above right), the “Tuthill King” armchairs, achieved $47,000.00 while lot 467, the “Tuthill King” side chairs, achieved $16,450.00.

Lot 87, a mid 19th century American Rococo Carved and Inlaid Rosewood Secretary-Bookcase, also sold well, achieving $14,100.00, more than double its presale low estimate.

J. W. MEEKS NEW YORK The multiple J. & J.W. Meeks offerings this sale were strong, with lot 104 (shown right), a mid 19th century American Rococo Laminated and Carved Rosewood Center Table, attributed to J. & J.W. Meeks, leading

the group by selling for $25,850.00. Lot 950, an American Rococo Carved Rosewood Armoire, also bearing a J. & J.W. Meeks attribution, sold impressively as well at $19,975.00, achieving more than three times its presale low estimate.

BEMBE & KIMBEL, NEW YORK With an accomplished history of selling US House of Representatives Chairs at auction, it was no surprise

that lot 92 (pictured above left), the mid-19th century chair attributed to

Bembe & Kimbel, New York would perform well. With an estimate of $14,000-$18,000, Neal Auction Company’s Louisiana Purchase Auction’s US House Of Representatives Chair sold for $24,675.00 to a phone bidder who, in a moment of spontaneity, decided to remain on the telephone after purchasing the previous lot.

AMERICAN RENAISSANCE Of all Neal Auction Company’s American Renaissance furniture offerings, lot 91 took the vanguard. With an estimate of $5,000-$7,000, the circa 1870 Pair of Inlaid and Gilt-Incised Rosewood Pedestals reached $30,550.00 against fierce competition both on the telephones and within the room. Also performing commendably was a circa 1865 American Renaissance Walnut and Burled Walnut Bedroom Suite (lot 954) with elaborately carved busts of Shakespeare and Byron, which realized $30,550.00 and lot 90, an American Renaissance Carved Walnut, Burled and Gilt-Decorated Parlor Cabinet, c. 1870, labeled “Moore, York & Howell,” which achieved $21,150.00 against a presale estimate of $5,000-$7,000. Lot 734, a circa 1870 American Renaissance Inlaid, Bronze-Mounted, Ebonized and Incised Rosewood Vitrine attributed to Alexander Roux, New York, reached $7,637.00.

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Lot 165, also performed well above estimate. With a presale estimate of $2,500-$3,500, the Fine American Neo-Grec Polychromed, Ebonized, Incised and Gilt-Decorated Pedestal, c. 1870, illustrated in the Kilian Bros. catalogue, New York, achieved $11,456.00.

WILLIAM WOOTEN

Used by such well know historic figures as Joseph Pulitzer and Jay Gould, the Wooten desk was highly lauded by its contemporaries.

Nothing in its line can exceed it in

usefulness or beauty, and purchasers everywhere express themselves

delighted with its manifold conveniences.

– London dealers, Richards Terry & Co.

Lot 955, an important, circa 1876 William Wooten Extra-Grade Walnut Rotary

Desk, with a stenciled mark by New York furniture retailer T. G. Sellew, achieved

nationwide interest. With eight phone bidders in heated competition, Neal Auction

Company’s Wooten Desk achieved $37,600.00.

R. J. HORNER, NEW YORK

Neal Auction Company’s October furniture offerings included many fine examples attributed to R. J. Horner, New York. Among those that performed most exceptionally were lots 957, 730, 731 and 729. Lot 957, a circa 1900 Carved Mahogany

Partner’s Desk attributed to R. J. Horner, New York, more than doubled its presale low estimate and achieved an impressive $17,625.00. Lot 730, a late 19th century Mahogany Pedestal Dining Table, also achieved impressive results, selling for $14,687.00. Lot 731, eight circa 1890 American Renaissance Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs doubled the presale high estimate and reached $14,100.00 while lot 729, the late 19th century American Renaissance Carved Mahogany Bibliothèque achieved $9,987.00.

SOUTHERN FURNITURE Neal Auction Company’s Louisiana Purchase Auction’s furniture from the American South performed exceptionally well.

Lot 505, an early 19th century Rare American Cuban Mahogany Bonnet-Top Armoire in The Louis XV Taste, probably from Louisiana or the lower Mississippi River Valley, sold for over three times its presale low estimate at $37,600.00; while lot 500 a late 18th/early 19th century Louisiana

Mahogany Armoire, almost doubled its low estimate selling for $21,150.00. Lot 473, a rare early 19th century Baltimore Classical Mahogany Mixing Table, also greatly exceeded estimate, selling for $9,400.00.

CLOCKS Neal Auction Company’s October timepiece offerings included such famous makers as Walter Durfee,

Edward F. Caldwell and SFournier. Retailers included Tiffany & Co., Theodore Starr and Miller and Sons.

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Lot 466, an important Walter Durfee Nine Tube Tall Case

Clock for Tiffany & Co. with the case attributed to R.J. Horner was one of the sale’s top ten

highlights. The clock sold well above estimate at $108,687.00

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Lot 494, another Durfee Tubular Tall Case Clock, this one retailed by Theodore B. Starr, also perfomed

admirably, selling for $29,375.00. Lot 304, a very nice late 19th/early 20th century Napoleon III Champlevé Enamel and Gilt Brass Clock Garniture, en suite with a pair of columned temples performed notably. With a presale estimate of $3,000-$5,000, the garniture fetched a handsome $11,637.00. Lot 50, however, took the prize. An early 20th century French Patinated Bronze and Yellow Sienna Marble Desk Clock, mounted on the figure of a perched eagle, sold for almost seven times its low estimate of $800, achieving $5,287.00 against substantial interest.

DECORATIVE ARTS Neal Auction Company’s Louisiana Purchase offerings of Art Pottery and Decorative Objects was powerful across the board with strong prices realized in every category. Highlights from each category are listed as follows:

PORCELAIN Neal Auction Company’s porcelain highlight was lot 289, a pair of circa 1878 French Aesthetic Platinum-Ground Polychrome and Gilt-Decorated Garniture Vases, which, with an estimate of $4,000-$6,000 achieved $11,465.00.

NEWCOMB POTTERY Newcomb offerings were characteristically strong with lots 314, 320 and 322 garnering the greatest interest. Both Anna Frances Simpson decorated lots, 314 and 320, achieved sound results. The 1919 Newcomb College Art Pottery Matte Glaze Vase and the 1918 Newcomb College Art Pottery Matte Glaze Covered Jar realized $14,100.00 and $11,456.00 respectively. Lot 322, a 1908 Newcomb College Art Pottery High Glaze Vase (pictured left) decorated by Henrietta Davidson Bailey also performed well, achieving $14,687.00.

SHEARWATER Shearwater pottery had an equally strong performance this sale, with lot 330, a Shearwater Art Pottery Bowl, decorated by Walter Inglis Anderson, attaining $9,400.00

SILVER Silver this sale performed commendably across the board with one very noteworthy surprise.

Lot 323, a circa 1886 Fine Gorham Sterling Silver Figural Pitcher, chased by William Tomey achieved $18,800.00 against an estimate of $8,000-$12,000 while lot 539, a circa 1848 Mexican War Presentation Coin Silver Claret Phallmarked Wood & Hughes, New York, and retailed by Hyde & Goodrich, New Orleans realized $10,575.00 against a $5,000-$7,000 estimate. The real

showstopper however was lot 542. Against a presale estimate of $1,500-$2,000 the circa 1850 Rare Tennessee Coin Silver Dinner Bell, marked J. S. Curtis, Memphis, reached a remarkable $13,218.00 against fierce competition.

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LIGHTING Neal Auction Company’s Louisiana Purchase Auction’s lighting highlights include: Lot 394, a pair of circa 1780 George III Patinated and Gilt Bronze Three-Light

Candelabra, which sold at $25,850.00; lot 306, a pair of circa 1890-1910 French or Italian Art Nouveau Polychromed Bronze Conservatory "Trees," that realized $13,200.00; and lot 482, a rare mid 19th century American Rococo Patinated and Gilt Bronze Four-Arm Gasolier, attributed to Cornelius & Baker, Philadelphia, which sold for $9,693.00.

MEMORABILIA Mardi Gras and Storyville Memorabilia performed expectedly well with lots 627 and 675, as testament. Against an estimate of $700 -$1,000, lot 672, a Collection of Eight Pieces of New Orleans Storyville and Cabaret Memorabilia, achieved $7,050.00; while lot 675, a Proclamation by the King of Carnival (Rex), Samuel H. Buck, dated December 1, 1879, reached $3,172.00 against a presale estimate of $500-$700.

Neal Auction Company’s greatly anticipated annual Important Holiday Estates Auction will take place on December 1 and 2, 2007 and will be followed by an on-site auction at Bocage Plantation on December 8, 2007. The Bocage Auction which will include the Historic Antebellum Mansion and 110 +/- Acres as well as the Historic Home’s Entire Contents of fine art and furnishings. The one-day sale will commence at 11:00 AM with the Real estate and continue at 1:00 PM with the home’s contents. For more information about the Important Holiday Estates Auction, please visit

www.nealauction.com

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Prices Realized include Neal Auction Company’s standard Buyer’s Premium as reflected in their Conditions of Sale.

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